Holder for window sashes



Aug. 10 1926. I 1,595,493

- R. T. AXE I HOLDER FOR WINDOW SASHES Filed May 2, 1922 INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 10, 1925.

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ROY T. AXE, OF bYRAGUSE, NEW YGRK, ASSIGNOR TO THE M. ETJVJAEDS COM- PANY ING, OF SYRACUSE, NEV YORK, A CORE'ORATIGIT OE IiEVV YOEK.

HOLDER FOE VIINDOW SASHES.

Application filed May 2',

This invention has for its object a holder for window sashes particularly applicable for railway car windows and windows of other vehicles, as motor busses and the like, which holder is particularly simple in con struction, readily applied to the sashes and highly eflicient and durable in use.

The invention consists in the novel tures, and in the combinations and constructions'hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters designate oorrespoi l ng parts in all the views.

Figure l is a fragmentary elevation of the window sash and the contiguous parts of the'window frame embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an inner face iew of this holder.

Figure 3 is an edge view of the part seen in Figure 2. V

This sash holder is designed to hold the sashes from movement in one direction as downwardly and comprises means as a wedge movable into holding position by the movement of the sash in the window frame and a handle connected to the wedge to move it out of Wedging position to permit the sash to be lowered.

1 designates the sash which may be of any suitable form, size and construction.

2 is the window frame in which the sash is movable.

The holder itself comprises an inclined guide surface, a wedge movable along said surface by the movement of the sash 1 in the frame 2, and a handle connected to the wedge member to move it from the high point of said inclined surface toward the low point, that is, out of wedging position. By high and low points, is meant the portions of the inclined surface nearest the edge of th sash and those farthest removed from the edge of the sash.

As her-e illustrated, this inclined surface 3 is provided on a member 4 arra-n ed in a recess 5 formed in acasing 6, whic casing is secured to the sash in any suitable manner,there preferably being a casing at each side of the sash.

The recess 5 is open at one edge toward the window frame casing and the inclined face 3 is presented toward such open edge so that it is inclined relatively to the surface 1922. Serial No. 557,974.

of the window frame along which the sash slides and fornis a raceway for the wedge member.

The wedge member is here shown as a roller 7 movable along the surface 3 and when in one position, asv its lower position, is located wholly, or nearly wholly, within the recess 5, so that it does not engage the conti uous surface of the window frame and it projects partly out of the recess when in it s wedging position. r 7

8 is the handle which is here shown as a lever 'pivotcdat 9 to the casing 6 within the recess 5, the handle extendingthrough a slot 10 extending lengthwise of the member 4 and opening through the inclined face 3 and being connected at one end to the roller 7 by means permitting inner and outward movement of the roller 7 length- Wise of the lever 8.

The lever as here shown, is formed with a lengthwise slot 11 at its outer end and the roller is formed with a groove intermediate of its ends forming a pin or axle 12 which extends through the slot 11. A suitable spring 14 acts on the lever 8 to move it in such direction as to roll the rolleralong the surface 3 into wedging position. The outer end of the lever is formed with a suitable handle 15 arranged in juxtaposition to the pinch handle 16 projecting from the casing 6.

In operation, the operator takes hold of the pinch handles 16 and handles 15 of the levers 8 and moves the handles 15 upwardly and thus moving the rollers 7 from the high points of the inclined face 3 to the low points and shifting it out of wedging engagement with the window frame. In moving the handle 15, as thus described, the operator naturally tends to liftthe sa'sh slightly and in so doing tends to move the surfaces upwardly away from the rollers.

When the sash has been lifted or lowered to the desired height the handles 15 are released and the dropping of the sash moves the roller along the inclined face 3 to the high point thereof or int-o wedging position.

What I claim is:

1. A holder for window sashes comprising a casing for attachment to the sash, the casing being formed with a recess opening through one edge thereof, and a member arranged in the recess, and having an inclined face presented toward the open edge of the Ill) recess forming a race-way, said member be ing formed with a lengthwise slot opening through said face, a handle pivoted to the casing and extending into the recess and through said slot, a wedge movable in the race-way and along said inclined face, and connected to the handle and having movement relatively to said face in a direction at an angle to said face.

2. A holder for window sashes comprising a wedge member formed with an inclined surface, a roller movable along the inclined surface, a handle connected to the roller to move the same along said surface, and the roller being connected to the handle and movable along saidsurface and also in a direction lengthwise of the handle during the movement of the handle, and a spring tending to move the handle.

8. Ir holder for window sashes comprising a member formed with an inclined'surface, and a slot extending lengthwise of said surface, a wedge member movable along said surface, and a handle extending through the slot, the handle and the wedge member bea casing formed with a recess opening L through one edge of the casing and a member arranged in the recess and havlng an 1nclined face presented toward the open edge of the recess forming a raceway and being also formed with a lengthwise slot opening through said face, a handle pivoted to the casing and extending into the recess and through said slot, a wedge movable in the raceway and along said inclined face and connected to the handle by a pin-and-slot connection, whereby the wedge member is movable lengthwise of the handle during the movementof the wedge along said face, substantially as and for the purpose specitied.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this i lfith day of February, 1922.

ROY T. AXE. 

